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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1931)
Campus Swim Tourney Will Be Run Today Individual Champions To Be Crowned Close Races Are Expected In Each of Six Events To Be Staged The individual swimming cham pionship meet for the campus will be held this afternoon at 4:30 in the men's-pool. Those eligible to enter the meet are the individuals or relay teams who made one of the three best times In each event in the intramural swimming tour nament, which took its final bow for this year yesterday. The events to be run off in this individual meet are the same as those in the intramural tourney. They are 80 yard free style, 40 yard back stroke, 40 yard breast stroke, 120 yard medley relay, 60 yard individual medley, and 120 yard free style relay. The individuals or relay teams eligible for each event. follow: 80 yard free style—Privat, Yeo men; Gearhart, S. A. E.; McKim. A. T. O. 40 yard back stroke—Sears, Yeo men; Grady, Chi Psi; Pratt, Beta Theta Pi. 40 yard breast stroke—Paul, Kappa Sigma; Travis, Chi Psi; Kirby Yeomen. 60 yard individual medley — Thompson, A. T. O.; Morrow, The ta Chi; Sanford, Yeomen. 120 yard medley relay—Yeomen (Kirby, Sears, Privat); Chi Psi (Travis, Grady, Gould); Kappa Sigma (Paul, Favier, Watts). 120 yard free style relay—Kap pa Sigma (Wright, Paul, Watts); Yeomen (Depp, Smith, Privat); Sigma Alpha Epsilon (Robertson, Clift, Gearhart). The victor in each of these events will be crowned champion of that particular event on the campus. HONORS COUNCIL WILL WORK IN DEPARTMENTS (Continued from rage One) tutors much credit on their teach ing load; and- students who under take it all too often find that they have taken on Honors in addition to the other University require ments. But the Honors work is slowly shaping up into something which the Council hopes will prove of genuine significance in the in tellectual life of the University. For students who are shrewd I enough to take advantage of it, and who are at the point where they can work on their own, it offers a chance to escape from the educational automat system of elective odds and ends which all too frequently is the best they can do under the old system. At least, by choosing one variety or other of Honors, they can achieve unity and continuity in their courses for the latter years of their college work. In a sense, the Honors students represent a college within the col lege, pursuing, it is to be hoped, liberal arts studies with something of the same zeal, though not with the same immediately practical end, as students show in the pro fessional schools. Why should not students who are vitally interested in academic work have at least as much special attention as ath letic shock-troops and the high power Boy and Girl Scouts who run the activities? The motor minded can say with Aeneas, thinking of their college days, “Of these things I was a large part’’; but the true student, who has felt and thought his way through a field of learning, can say of his studies: “These things are still a part of me.’’ Near Will Meet Winner Of Jewett-Meissner Tilt The all-campus golf tournament has reached the final round. Bob Near entered the finals by win ning over Don Olsen, 2 and 1, in a close match at the Eugene Coun try club. Near traversed the course in 74, Olsen in 76. Near will meet the winner of the Wilson Jewett-Bill Meissner tilt next Sunday in a 36-hole finals match on the Eugene course. Beta Alpha Psi Initiates Cress, Bishop, Cannon Accounting Honorary Heads Plan New Activity Three men, majors in account ing, Warren Cress, senior, Delford Bishop, and Arthur Cannon, jun iors, were initiated into Beta Al pha Psi, national honorary profes sional accounting fraternity, last Sunday in the men’s lounge of Gerlinger hall. Breakfast at the Anchorage followed, at which Pro fessor C. A. Kelly spoke on the organization of professional ac countaints in this country and in England. Officers of the Oregon chapter are Ernest Alne, president, Rolf Bodding, vice-president, and Addi son Smith, secretary. C. A. Kelly is faculty adviser. Co-Ed Tap Classes Wednesday—7:30 P. M. 50c A LESSON Ballroom Lessons by Appointment Vernon-Katherine Dance Studio 119 East Broadway Phone 515 DOKALI) 1 ^i^Mwrqx.msT'COjViT thiAtrh. Now Playing Tense mystery . . . baffling sus pense . . . with the peerless Barry more . . . lifted to new triumphs of screen appeal . . . through a vivid, vibrant characterization! until LIONEL BARRYMORE] KAY FRANCIS MADGE EVANS PLUS KARL DANE GEORGE K. ARTHUR in ‘LEASE BREAKERS' * * * Novelty Featuring RUTH ST. DENNIS JESSIE CRAWFORD Paramount News Frosh Drilled To Stave Off IJ of W Babes Clarkson To Appear in Husky Fray Closely Contested Struggle On Tap as Old Rivals Tangle in Seattle The University of Oregon Frosh are back at the practice grind in preparation for their game with the University of Washington Babes to be held this Saturday at Seattle. Although the yearlings showed a powerful machine last Saturday night against the Rooks there is a number of things to be corrected before this second test, the Babes. Fortunately, the Frosh came through the battle without any serious injuries to any of the men, | A number of them have minor bruises received while in action last week but every man will be fully recovered and ready for the fray by Saturday. Clarkson, who was out of the Rook game with a 1 leg injury, will be ready to gallop against the Babes from Washing ton. Incidentally this lad is a Seat tie resident, so should feel right | in his element during this coming conte’st. Clarkson, a halfback, is' rated the best ball toter on the j squad. If he is better than Pepin- 1 jack. Brown or Parker, then Calli- ; son has nothing to worry about in regard to available backfield ma aterial. Parker was little known before the Robk game but after it was all over everyone was won dering where this “dark horse” came from. The other backs men tioned have received advance pub licity but this lad came along un heralded and proceeded to play two quarters of spectacular foot ball. The University of Washington freshman football team is busy preparing for their annual combat with the Frosh. They are still stinging under the impact of the trouncing they received last year here at Eugene when the Frosh outclassed them 25 to 6. As big brother does, so does lifTie brother, this is true when considering the I two schools, namely the Univer sity of Washington and the Uni versity of Oregon. It is a foregone conclusion that the varsity game will always be a “bear” because of the intense rivalry between the two schools. The first year men seem to pick up this feeling with out any urging, and this year are primed to carry on where the var sity left off. They have their work cut out for themselves because the Babes are out for revenge and with the added confidence of playing at home expect to trounce the Frosh. The Frosh, however, have another answer as to the result. THE NEW 5-STAR SHOW SPECIAL TONIGHT i CLIVE BROOK I CHARLES I ROGERS : RICHARD | ARLEN f JEAN ARTHUR Who was guilty His lips were sealed by a woman. . . . Should he k betray her—or keep it a lawyer’s secret ? o great stars in one gripping drama 1 * * l SOUVENIR PHOTO OF CLIVE BROOK To every lady tonight! COLONIAL IN THE PRESS BOX with Walt Baker —■ — HE Oregon Frosh squad, fresh fro m adminis tering a lac ing to the O. S. C. Rooks, will find that they have what prob ably what will be a much tough e r battle o n their hands this coming Saturday with the University of Washing ton Babes. Whereas this seems to be Oregon State’s lean year when it comes to a Kook football team, the Babes at the northern school have plenty of first year men that may come close to putting the red light on the advances of the year lings. Art Clarkson and Cotting who played high school football in Seat tle will have a chance to show the home-town folks what kind gf a team they turn out down here. As if one drubbing isn't enough for the University up there. Perhaps the Frosh v/ill make it two straight over the Babes. You’ll remember that when the Babes came down here last year, the Frosh led by Mark Temple and Joe Lillard ran up a 25-6 score. This week-end in Seattle, it is the fond hope of the rest of us down here that we won’t run into any wailing protests about illegal passes, and other referee's decisions. * * * ON LILLARD FROM THE SOUTH From Hal Fraundorf, who grad uated from Oregon last year and is now working down South comes the word, substantiated by a news paper clipping or two, that that part of the country is more or less burned up about Lillard. Take a look at this bit of comment from there—"The Derailing of Midnight Express Lillard” of Oregon was as hypocritical as a wine brick. It shows Pacific Coast conference to be a medley of chicanery, urbanity trimming and nonsense. It is fun nier than “Gandhi in a dress suit.” And so that is that. He also goes on further to inform us that the Oregon cause was appreciated by most of the “common herd"—that is, the rank and file of football fans that stand on the outside of the pale of officialdom; and that the Butlerization of football is practically a very white elephant. * * * COLONEL BILL ON SICK LIST It seems that Colonel Bill Hay ward, who is acting in the capacity of trainer for the varsity back East is having a little trouble with his own physical condition. Dant's wire from the East informs us that Bill was feeling under the weather during the first couple of days of this week but that he's back on his feet by this time and ready to whip the squad into shape for the game next Saturday. It would put Oregon in a deep hole if Hayward could not be on deck to lend a helping hand in the conditioning of the boys this week. With a lot of sore shoulders, weak ankles, and miscellaneous injuries, the Webfeet will need all ..the attention that they can receive to iron out the effects of last Saturday's fra cas with the Nodaks. * * * THE RADIO SITUATION KORE will as usual broadcast the wire reports of the Oregon N. Y. U. game next Saturday--and will be the only radio station in this part of the country to get it on the air. It's rather a bad sit uation—in fact it’s terrible, when the high-power statioils in Port land, two of them, will broadcast the same game at the same time, between a Washington team and a California team, while an Oregon team is playing, 2,000 miles away — and not a word. That happened last week-end and from all that we can find out, such will be the same condition this week-end. How do they get that way? Does n’t Oregon’s football prospects rate even a broadcast when they go East to play one of the most headlined teams in the country? Is a Harvard game of as general interest in this part of the coun try as a native team? We’ll have some more to say tomorrow when we’ve collected a little more dope that's coming in. Variety of Newest Books Placed oil Seven Day Lists The best of the new books in biography, history, science, philos ophy, religion, and art, are avail able in the University library from the Seven Day bookshelf, accord ing to Mrs. Mabel E. McClain, cir culation librarian. The books may be taken out for seven days, with a fine of five cents a day for both students and faculty on overdues. The Seven Day bookshelf is lo cated in front of the circulation dask in the main library. It con tains about 30 of the most import ant and latest books. Among the list are Goldenweiser's “Robots or Gods;” Duhamel’s “America the Menace;” Robeson’s “Paul Robe son, Negro;” Craig’s “Henry Irv ing;” Adam’s “Epic of America;” Marshak’s “New Russia's Primer;*’ Rose’s “Outline of Modern Knowl edge;” Mumford’s “Brown Dec ades;” Shaw’s “Road to Culture;” and the “Education of a Princess” by Marie, Grand Duchess of Rus sia. HISTORY OF INSURANCE TOLD BY PROF. CLAIRE (Continued from rage One) a price upon the life of a freeman, which is above all price.” That was also the practice in France. In view of this, the first at tempt to establish life insurance in the United States seems inter esting. It was made in 1760 by a mutual benefit association of Presbyterian ministers. Insurance was not at first com mercial in nature, finding its foot ing in social, religious and benevo lent societies, as early as third century before Christ, among the Egyptians, Chinese, Hindus and Greeks. The germ of the mutual association goes back to Greece and Rome. Marine adventures after the Middle Ages were the cause for the development of marine insur ance. Today, in England, most of the risks taken are of this nature. In 1666 London was swept by the great fire and plague. After 1681 fire insurance was a growing business. Not all branches of the eco nomic world can boast of such ehapee beginnings as can the in surance underwriter, in looking to Lloyd’s Coffee House on Tower street. MEASLES AT INFIRMARY The infirmary has one case of measles. Harry Eide is the strick en patient. Catherine McEntee, Katherine. Danker,Robert - Setter and* Thomas " Tongue are also ill. Cosmopolitan Group Will Discuss Aims at Meeting A Cosmopolitan club meeting will be held tonight at the Inter national house at 7:30, according to Eleanor Jane Ballantyne, presi dent. This meeting is being held to discuss projects which the club I will take up this term, as well as to announce the .date for the in itiation of new members. The con stitution will be read over and fur ther committee appointments will be made. All old members who are plan ning to be active in the club this year are urged to come. SEWING EXHIBITED Miss Mary 15. Starr’s class in sewing exhibited their first work today. The 16 pupils each made a pair of cotton pajamas. Yeomen Triumph , Over Phi Psi in Final Swim Meet Intramural Championship Goes to Victor by Score of 30-11 By JOE SASLAVSKY The Yeomen are the intramural swimming champions. They had no trouble in defeating Chi Psi, 30 to 11, yesterday to capture this title. Two thrillingly close races in the ■10 yard back stroke and the 40 yard breast stroke featured in what otherwise was a drab affair. In the back stroke event, Sears of the Yeomen and Graay of Chi Psi came in neck and necH, Sears tip ping the back wall of the tank with his fingertips by the barest fraction of a second ahead of his opponent. The same thing hap pened in th breast stroke event, but the principals in this act were different, Travis of Chi Psi nosing out Kirby of the Yeomen by a hair line. Events Won Easily As for the other events, they were taken easily by the winners in each. Privat of the Yeomen took the 80 yard free style with out much opposition. Sanford of the Yeomen swam away from his foes in easy style to take the 60 yard individual medley. In the 120 yard medley, the Yeo men swam the last lap without any company because the Chi Psi an chor man was disqualified for "jumping the gun.” The Yeomen took the 120 yard free style relay in their stride. The Yeomen overcame difficult obstacles on their path to the donut swim crown in the form of oppo sition from the Phi Psis, Kappa Sigs, the S. A. E.’s, and Chi Psis. Results of Meet 80 yard free style—Privat, Yeo men, first; Gould, Chi Psi, second. Time, 0:47 2-5. 40 yard back stroke—Sears, Yeo men, first; Grady, Chi Psi, second; Culp, Yeomen, third. Time, 0:26 3-5. 40 yard breast stroke—Travis, Chi Psi, first; Kirby, Yeomen, sec ond; Sanford, Yeomen, third. Time, 0:27. 120 yard medley relay—won by Yeomen. Time, 1:18 3-5. 60 yard individual medley—won by Sanford, Yeomen. Time, 0:42 1-5. 120 yard fred style relay—won by Yeomen. Time, 1:06 3-5. Education Department Mails October Journal The October issue of “The High School,” a journal published by the Oregon Education department, which was placed in the mail yes terday, was devoted to social sci ence. This journal is published by the education department in the inter ests of secondary education in Ore gon and the Pacific Northwest. PROFESSORS TO TALK At the Josephine county Teach ers’ Institute to be hed in Grants Pass, October 29 and 30, Profes Women Students—Attention! 1. Do you attend A. W. S. mass meetings? 2. If not, why not? 3. What kind of program at mass meetings would interest you ? 1. Music. 2. Vocational talks. 3. Group discussions. 4. Other suggestions: Drop this into the ballot box in the entrance of the old libe when you have filled it out. The Champion McKay Stitcher All Soles Stitched for That Comfortable Footwear. REASONABLE PRICES FIRST-CLASS WORK BEST EQUIPPED SHOP IN EUGENE CAMPUS SHOE SHOP 843.EastjThirteenth Street Stanford Ace l'hil Moffatt, the 100-pound In diana’ backflcld threat. Moffatt last week in Seattle only got in for part of the (fame hut he threw a scare into the Huskies with a cou ple of brilliant runs before he was replaced. Entrants in All-Campus Tournaments Advance Play in all-campus tournaments is progressing in a fairly satisfac tory manner, according to Earl Boushey, director of these events. Competition in the handball sin gles tourney has reached the quar ter-finals. The semi-finals are next on the schedule for the handball doubles. In the tennis singles play, the third round has not yet been com pleted. The entrants in the tennis doubles contests have played the amazing total of one match with the result that the championship will not be decided for rather a long time. The horseshoe tournament has I shown the greatest advance, ptky now being in the finals. The golf entrants have boosted their divis ion into the semi-final round. sor Schumacher of the political science department, will speak on "Present Day Problems at Home and Abroad.” Harold S. Tuttle of the education department, will lec ture on “Creative Education” and “The Compensations of Teaching.” Oren F. Stafford, of the school of chemistry, will speak on “New Movements in the Field of Sci ence.” Orangemen Turn Out for Varsity Basketball Drill Coach Slats Gill Cuts Squad To Twenty Men; Four Lettermen Back OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis, Oct. 27.—After several days of preliminary workouts, Coach "Slats” Gill has cut his varsfT^ basketball squad to 20 play ers. Four letter men are number ed among this group. Coach Gill has been sending his men through in dividual offensive drill, with each man working on front turns, piv ots, and short lay-in shots. As yet the squad has not scrimmaged but have drilled some on man-to-man defense. The tentative Orange hoop squad now includes Merrill, Thom as, Fagans and Lewis, all letter men; and Mason, Heartwell, Drys dale, Johnson, Mack, O’Connell, Lamb, Pease, Buckley, Shepard, Lenchitsky, Brown, and Quirk. K. Davis, E. Davis and MacDonald are expected to report after the football season is completed. Morse and Parsons Will Meet With Crime Board Wayne L. Morse, dean of the school of law, and Philip A. Par* sons, dean of the school of applied social science, will leave Thursday for Portland to attend a meeting pf the state crime commission. Mr. Morse and Mr. Parsons are on the executive committee that is to report to the commission on the proposed program of activities of that body during the next 18 months. 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